Senior Adviser

2 months ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Senior Adviser - Animal & Animal Products
**Role type**: Permanent
**Location**: Wellington
**Salary range and Band**: D - $98,955to $115,691 depending on skills and experience
Kōrero mō te Tūranga - About the Role
The Senior Adviser role is part of the Biosecurity Import & Export Standards directorate, and will report to the Team Manger Animal & Animal Products.
You will be responsible for scoping information and providing advice to develop risk analyses for standards development and consultation. Your advice and analyses will contribute to ensure up to date standards and alignment with international standards. This will also support bilateral negotiations and engagements with offshore counterparts and organisations to enable safe trade and travel.
**Other key repsonsiblities will include**:

- Undertaking consultation processes in developing the evidence base and its use in risk management decisions.
- Contributing to the ongoing development of priority strategic work within MPI.
- Building and maintaining positive and open relationships with stakeholders whose support and participation is necessary for the provision of robust standards.
- Driving consistency of risk analysis across import standards and pathways.
- Negotiations on import health standards and market access conditions and measures during the development of veterinary certificates with trading partners and other relevant parties.

Mōu - About You
You will have a New Zealand recognised Veterinary degree and bring relevant technical or professional experience to provide high quality advice and support across strategy development and implementation.
You will also need to have demonstrated skills in the following areas:

- Ability to summarise and present complex information in a way that it can be easily understood by various internal and external audiences.
- Proven track record of building relationships and gaining the support and participation of others
- Written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Ability to plan, set priorities and meet deadlines
- Experience establishing and managing relationships and consultation with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders
- Experience in dealing with complex problems and the ability to provide advice on sensitive business decisions, including those with financial and people impact
- Ideally, experience in identifying, analysing, and managing risk

We are seeking someone motivated, collaborative, and keen to have a bit of fun along the way.
Mō tō mātou Rōpū - About the Team
The Animal & Animal Products team is made up of an Adviser, two Senior Advisers and a Principal Adviser, all based in Wellington City. The team develop and implement the rules for safe trade in live animals and animal products.
As we deliver on our key outcomes of Prosperity (Tōnuitanga), Sustainability (Kauneke Tauwhiro), Protection (Whakangungu), and Visible Leadership (Ngā Manukura), we work hard to deliver for New Zealand. Using our key working styles, we always strive to be open, agile, engaging and proactive.
Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua - About MPI
Our biosecurity system is based on how we manage risks offshore, at the border and within New Zealand. New Zealand's environment, our economy and trade and our way of life are underpinned by a strong biosecurity system.
Our biosecurity is a national asset. It is more important to New Zealand than most other countries because we are an isolated island nation that is free of many pests and diseases, we have unique biodiversity that is threatened by invasive species, our culture reflects our unique environment and much of our wealth relies on trade and the primary sector.
We're passionate about growing prosperity in the sector while ensuring respect for Kaitiaki - guardianship of our natural resources.
Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua - Benefits of working at MPI
- Additional MPI leave days
- Annual Wellness payment
- Career development and internal opportunities across the branch and organisation

Wā Mahi Ngāwari - Flexible Working
We support flexible working arrangements and are happy to discuss these options with you.
Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi whaitake? - Are you ready to make a difference? We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whānau and hāpori.
In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values, your whakapapa; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.
Applications close at midnight on Tuesday 5th November 2024.
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